Thermodynamic Analysis of Self-Assembly in Coiled-Coil Biomaterials

Authors

• Betty P. Tsang '07, Class of 2007, Haverford College
• Heidi S. Bretscher '09, Class of 2009, Haverford College
• Bashkim Kokona, Haverford College
• Robert S. Manning, Haverford CollegeFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Role

Author

Published In

Biochemistry

Volume

50

Issue

40

First Page

8548

Last Page

8558

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

We explore the role of the hydrophobic core residues on the self-assembly of a coiled-coil polymer through a mutational analysis coupled with a salting-out procedure.--author-supplied description

Suggested Citation

Thermodynamic Analysis of Self-Assembly in Coiled-Coil Biomaterials B.P. Tsang, H.S. Bretscher, B. Kokona, R.S. Manning and R. Fairman, Biochemistry 50 (2011) 8548-8558.